Julia H. Klein

Julia H. Klein, a Class B director, is a board member and independent director and a leader in the distribution industry. She is a trusted adviser to private company and nonprofit leaders, known for insightful questions, innovation, next-gen development, and problem-solving. With expertise in strategy, governance, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain solutions, and the construction industry, Klein led C.H. Briggs Company, Inc. for over 30 years. It was one of the nation’s largest independently owned distributors of specialty interior building materials.

She is a board member of the Eastern States Group and Ballot PA, a trustee of the College of Wooster, and a gubernatorial appointee to the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission. Klein also serves on the advisory boards of the Gupta Governance Institute at Drexel University, Modern Distribution Management, Private Company Director magazine, and Total Experience Learning at Albright College. She previously chaired the boards of the Berks County Community Foundation and Forum of Executive Women Foundation and served on the boards of Reading Health System, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, Hedwin Corporation, Quaker Maid Meats, and Arbill.

Klein was honored as a “Director to Watch” by Private Company Director and as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Greater Philadelphia, and she has received the Junior Achievement Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame Award, the Athena Award, the Voices for Change Award from Safe Berks, and the SmartCEO magazine Brava Award. She and her husband, Eric Jenkins, received the Thun Award for community service in 2022.

Klein has a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from the College of Wooster.

Committee Assignments

• Executive Committee
• Management and Budget Committee

District member banks elect three Class A directors to represent banking and three Class B directors to represent the public; the Board of Governors appoints three Class C directors to represent the public, including the chair and deputy chair of the board.

Term ends on December 31, 2024.